Fw: [OT] network problems guru req'd

["Gareth Cook/UK/IBM" <gcook@xxxxxxx>]

Using Network Neighborhood is notoriously unreliable.

Just accept it'll never work, and use UNC names explicitly instead. And
make sure nothing is chucking out a netbios/netbeui storm.

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Laurence" <andy@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] [OT] network problems guru req'd


> > > have you tried pinging to other computers? are you using
workgroups
or
a
> > domain ?
> >
> > I have just tried pinging the other computer and i get a reply
:O)
> >
> > and im using workgroups
>
> Are your workgroups set correctly?  what happens if you try Start
> Run >
> \\machinename ?
>


Ohhh interesting..
that works :O)
how come it dunt appear in network neoighbourhood then ?


not im realy confused



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